Acharya Prashant responds to a question about how to repay the debt owed to him. He begins by defining a debt (karz) as something that comes and sits on you, becoming a burden, a responsibility, or a liability that sticks to you. He clarifies that what he offers is not intended to become such a burden. In fact, its purpose is the opposite: to remove the pre-existing burdens, tensions, and dust that are already on a person, essentially to clean them. Therefore, he states there is no issue of debt between him and his listeners. He then rephrases the question as what he, as a friend, wants in return for his work. His primary and fundamental desire is that his words are useful to people and bring about a change in their lives. This transformation involves improving how one lives, thinks, makes decisions, and forms relationships. It means becoming clearer in the mind, more fearless, and reducing internal fear, violence, and greed. He wishes for love and compassion for others to arise in them. This change is what he wants, and it is more than enough for him. Acharya Prashant explains that this is not a small desire. He is not trying to sound like a saint or an idol of selfless action. He describes his desire for others' transformation as a "very big self-interest." To ask someone to change their entire life and give up their old identity is to ask for everything from them. He compares his work to cleaning up a dirty environment; just as one feels bad seeing garbage and good seeing beauty, he feels bad seeing the state of the world—the "garbage" in society, politics, and culture. Therefore, he works for his own sake, because it feels bad to see the world in its current state, and it feels good to see something good. If one still insists on "repaying the debt," he offers a way: "get and give" (paao aur gaao). This means that if you have truly received something, it should be distributed through your very being. The proof of having received is in the distribution. The best way to spread the message to others is through the transformation of one's own life. When your life changes, the message will automatically reach others.
